President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved major leadership changes in the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) and the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), aimed at enhancing transparency, accountability and overall service delivery in key government sectors.

The announcement was made yesterday in a statement signed by Segun Imohiosen, Director of Information and Public Relations in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).

According to the statement, President Tinubu approved the redeployment of Musa Sarkin Adar from his position as Chairman of NIWA to serve as the Executive Secretary of NEITI. He also appointed Mukhtar Shehu Shagari as the new Chairman of NIWA, replacing Adar. Both appointments take immediate effect.

The President urged the newly appointed and redeployed officials to carry out their responsibilities with patriotism and professionalism, emphasizing the need for them to apply their experience and expertise to support ongoing reforms and enhance governance within their respective agencies.

He further reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strengthening institutions that promote transparency and accountability, particularly across the extractive industries and the inland waterways sectors.